JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted ...

Data Scientist Ke Zhang’s Research Explores Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Marketing

A privacy-preserving marketing framework applies homomorphic encryption to perform machine learning on encrypted ...
Lifehacker

Your End-to-End Encrypted Messages Aren't As Secure As You Think

June 29, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered ...
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
CBS News

How the "Payam Method" keeps the joy in learning piano

Learning to play the piano has long been associated with rigid lessons, endless scales, and strict adherence to classical repertoire. Rarely has it been considered fun. But now, Payam Khastkhodaei ...
9to5Mac

Discord now uses end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls by default

Discord is now using end-to-end encryption for all voice and video calls across all platforms: desktop, mobile, web and console. It’s been a very long time coming – the company first shared its ...
AppleInsider

How to use filtering in Messages on iOS 26

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...
Popular Mechanics

Physicists Say It’s Possible to Send Messages Backward in Time

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Inspired by the movie Interstellar, a team of researchers figured out—at least hypothetically—how to send messages to the past. The researchers ...
Lifehacker

Here's How to Save Your Samsung Messages Conversations Before the App Shuts Down

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...
New Scientist

We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past

What if you could send a message into the past? The laws of physics don’t forbid it – and in fact, in some cases, communicating backwards in time might actually be easier than the usual direction. The ...
Fast Company

Most people can’t tell when a personal text message is written by AI. Here’s why it matters

To see how people judge someone based on their writing in the age of ChatGPT, my colleague Jiaqi Zhu and I recruited more than 1,300 U.S.-based participants, ages 18 to 84, and showed them ...
ZDNet

How to easily encrypt your files on an Android phone - for free

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